it s hardly gracious. see, we didn t lose this race. evil money manipulated and maligned in this election. it took evil money to come in here and do this. but i swear to you that it sure as there is a god in heaven, sister turner going to continue working with every fiber of her being until true justice reigns. talking about the money in the race actually nina turner raised much more money than chantel brown but the outside money overwhelmed her candidacy. at issue was a comment she said last year about joe biden. a disparaging four letter comment comparing him to the former president. we know she didn t vote for hillary clinton. what this reminded me of, the 2016 race, the divisions from the bernie sanders, hillary clinton primary campaign are still alive and well. that s what this race was also about. we were looking at the
my blood pressure is borderline. garlique healthy blood pressure formula helps maintain healthy blood pressure with a custom blend of ingredients. i m taking charge, with garlique. a big victory overnight for the biden wing of the democratic party. moderate chantel brown defeating the progressive candidate nina turner in a special primary election in ohio s 11th congressional district. cnn s jeff zeleny is with us now. i know you ve been tracking this race there in ohio.
totally. cori bush just had a success. i m not suggesting that progressives are not having sway in this party. they clearly are. electorally, the coalition to win democratic primaries, is one that is broader than the left wing, woke crowd, if you will of the party. i m beginning to think that twitter may not be real life. i m beginning to think. nina turner has several hundred thousand followers there. this is yet another example of where some of the things you may see in certain places are not reflective of what s happening on the ground. let s talk about the republican side. last week the former president trump endorsed a texas candidate and he lost. overnight the guy he wanted in ohio won the primary.
how big of a deal is this for the democratic ic establishmen? it s a big deal. they were all in on this race. it was a sleepy special election happening this summer. very low turnout. but in the last several weeks the establishment, the full weight of the party has been behind chantel brown, the local democratic chair. she was campaigning on helping president biden s agenda. the white house stayed out of this race but the president was front and center in this. who is going to be sent to help and be an ally not an antagonist. that s where nina turner comes in. she was a member of the squad. look, i ll help the president when needed but i need to push him in a progressive way. she had a ton of help from the outside, too. bernie sanders as well. this is one of the latest examples of how the moderate wing of the party, the establishment wing of the party, the president s wing of the party, really is being victorious in these elections. but listen last night to nina turner as she concede
11th district. brown was endorsed by congressman james clyburn and by hillary clinton and defeated progressive hopeful nina turner who had been endorsed by senator bernie sanders and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. joining us now to discuss this is cnn political director david chalian and this was fascinating to watch. the first thing i want to do is actually play what nina turner said in her concession speech to give people a sense of how nonkumbaya this moment is. let s listen. see, we didn t lose this race. evil money manipulated and maligned in this election. it took evil money to come in here and do this. but i swear to you that as sure as there is a god in heaven, sister turner going to continue working with every fiber of her being until true justice reigns.